Legal Opinion
Thompson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 22, 1969No. 42144PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is the unlawful possession of a hypodermic needle for the purpose of subcutaneous injections of narcotic drugs in a human being; the punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions for burglary, life.
*176The indictment returned March 11, 1968, alleged that the offense was committed on or about the 9th day of January, 1964, and contained an allegation that appellant was absent from the state from the 19th day of February, 1965, until the 28th day of February, 1967.1
Trial before a jury on a plea of not guilty was on June 5, 1968.
The jury having found…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hester v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- The State of Texas v. Salvador GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Charles Frederick Rocha v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Donald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- McDole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Willeford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Hattersley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Guerra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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